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A bare-chested man with a shaved-back grey hairstyle and clear-rimmed glasses sits in the foreground of a crowded hall, wearing a long red-and-brown rudraksha mala and a white cord with an amber pendant. White sacred ash marks his forehead and shoulders. Behind him, seated devotees wear white and red garments, and one woman in a dark headscarf sits nearby, with a partial view of a bare-chested man at left wearing a rudraksha mala. The setting appears to be a satsang or initiation gathering.

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December 02 20162016-12-02Photo of a seated group at a gathering. In the foreground a bare-chested man with closed eyes, dark-rimmed glasses, a red-brown tilak mark on his forehead, layered rudraksha mala beads and a red pendant sits in meditation. A second bare-chested man to the right wears rudraksha beads and white garments; men in plain white clothes sit beside and behind them. Soft focus and warm light suggest a satsang or meditation session. Identity is not established from appearance.2016-11-26 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with short grey hair and thin-framed glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaste at chest level, eyes closed and mouth slightly open as if chanting. He wears multiple rudraksha mala strands around his neck and a red-and-gold bracelet on one wrist, with a red sacred thread visible at his waist. Behind him, blurred devotees sit in a warm-lit hall, including a seated man with a white tilak on his forehead and hands folded, and a standing figure in pink. Warm orange light glows in the background. No clear a person cues such as a saffron robe or long swept-back hair are visible, so identity remains uncertain.2017-01-13February 26 20172017-02-26A seated group of men in a ritual setting, several bare-chested and wearing long rudraksha malas, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. The man in front center holds a small brass bell, and the man at left also holds a small bell, while others hold incense or offerings. A woman with blonde hair in a light blue top sits at far left, and a figure in an orange turban is partly visible behind. Warm red and orange walls form the background.2017-03-18Close-up photograph of a bare-chested man seated with eyes closed in meditation during a group session. He wears thin metal-framed glasses, a red bindi, white ash markings on his forehead and shoulders, a rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread. Behind him, other seated participants in white sacred threads and white-marked skin meditate in a blurred hall. On the left, a man with hands folded in prayer gesture. The scene suggests a Shaktipada meditation session.2017-02-26A photograph of a group of shirtless men seated in a row during a ritual, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, chests and arms, and white sacred threads over their shoulders. The central man, wearing glasses and a red rudraksha mala with a pendant, sits with eyes lowered and hands near a small object on a cloth. Others around him sit with eyes closed, some chanting, dressed in white and yellow cloths. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with white walls and a blurred background.2017-02-26January 22 20172017-01-22July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22A crowded seated congregation in a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground, an older bald-looking man with glasses and a bare chest wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small brass bell. Beside him, a man with white hair and a moustache, also bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, holds a bell in his right hand. Behind them, a person in an orange turban and a woman with long blonde hair in a light blue sari with a rudraksha mala sit among others. Several people wear white forehead marks. A printed name tag hangs from a man's neck. Red curtains and a pink wall are in the background. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable here.2017-03-18A large, densely packed crowd of mostly bare-chested devotees sits closely together, many wearing rudraksha malas around their necks and some with white or off-white cloth. Bright colourful lights glow in the background. A bald man in dark-rimmed glasses sits near the centre, wearing a rudraksha mala. Several people in the foreground and midground have their eyes closed or gaze downward.2016-12-07